The
Throstles |
West
Bromwich Albion FC
Founded 1879 as West Bromwich Strollers FC
Turned professional 1885
Name Changed 1881
Players provided 45
Different scorers 9 (22 goals) Total appearances
202
1887-2021 |
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The Hawthorns |
Domestic Honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1885-86,
1886-87, 1894-95, 1911-12, 1934-35, winners 1887-88, 1891-92,
1930-31, 1953-54, 1967-68; World Championship runners-up 1888 (beaten by
Renton 1-4);
Football League Division Two
winners 1901-02, 1910-11, runners-up 1930-31, 1948-49;
Division One Champions 1919-20, runners-up 1924-25, 1953-54;
FA Charity Shield winners 1920, runners-up 1931, 1968, shared
1954;
Football League Cup winners 1965-66, runners-up 1966-67,
1969-70; Watney Cup runners-up 1971 (beaten by
Colchester United on pens); Texaco Cup best:
second round 1972-73; Anglo-Scottish Cup best:
group stage 1975-76, 1976-77; Full Members Cup best:
Southern Semi-final 1985-86 (beaten by Chelsea on pens);
After League restructure: Football League Division Two/League One
fourth place-play-off winners 1992-93; Division One/Championship
sixth place-play-off semi-finalists 2000-01, runners-up
2001-02, 2003-04, 2009-10, 2019-20, fourth place-play-off
runners-up 2006-07, winners 2007-08, fourth
place-play-off semi-finalists 2018-19, fifth place-play-off semi-finalists
2023-24; FA Premier
League best: eighth place 2012-13;
Football League Trophy
best: third round 1992-93: |
European Honours |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup best: third
round 1966-67 (beaten by Bologna, agg 1-6); European Cup Winners
Cup best: Quarter-final 1968-69 (beaten by Dunfermline Athletic,
agg 0-1); UEFA Cup best: quarter-final 1978-79 (beaten by
Red Star Belgrade, agg 1-2); Anglo-Italian Cup best:
Anglo-final 1995-96 (beaten by Port Vale, agg 1-3); |
Home
venue |
The Hawthorns, since 3 September 1900; Stoney Lane, 1885-1900;
Four Acres, 1882-85; Bunns Field 1881-82;
Dartmouth Park
1879; |
Home strip |
Navy blue & white striped shirts,
navy blue shorts,
blue socks. |
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